Bill Murray sighting actually makes perfect sense for once

2014-08-29T19:08:00.000Z

Erin Quinlan

TODAY

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It had all the emblems of a random Bill Murray encounter: A sporty setting. Proximity to beer and junk food. Photos with surprised strangers. But wouldn’t you know? The actor’s appearance at St. Paul Saints baseball game in Minnesota on Thursday night wasn’t weird in the least.

Thanks in part to their guest star player, the team — which will move to a new stadium next spring — broke an attendance record for the game, leading the team to quip via Twitter, "Maybe we should close a ballpark every night."